TECHNOLOGY AND ACTION FOR RURAL ADVANCEMENT

Technology and Action for Rural Advancement (TARA) is a unique social enterprise based in India. Its objectives are to improve the well being of people and their communities. Its mode of operation is commercial,

TARA is the prime commercial partner of Development Alternatives. It has responsibility to manufacture and market all products designed by Development Alternatives. TARA also serves as an important channel for feedback on the technologies and products of Development Alternatives.

The clients of TARA range from Government Agencies and UN bodies to voluntary organisations, blue chip corporations and small enterprises across the globe.

TARA offers standardised technology packages, which offer training, technical support, financing and marketing assistance to small enterprises. Thus through its technologies, TARA has set up a network of franchises, which deliver high quality products at affordable prices to their local markets.

Subsidiaries established by TARA which offer services in special areas include: